GDLive Newsfeed
We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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almost 9 years ago
Margaret
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"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to support my child in his education by working on my farm and selling the produce to get for him school fees thereby enabling him to reach class eight."
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almost 9 years ago
Linet
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that am currently a widow and being so, many people trespass on my property and they intimidate me because I am a woman and I cannot defend myself easily."
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almost 9 years ago
Caleb
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to buy household items although my house got burnt with all the items that I had bought."
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almost 9 years ago
Dorothy
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that we have managed to grow crops and got good harvest which we sold to get money."
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almost 9 years ago
Everline
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to buy goats."
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almost 9 years ago
Kilarish
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I saved some money that enabled me to buy goats. I use these goats in cases of emergency like paying medical bills."
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almost 9 years ago
Peter
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that have faced in life is when I lost my first born child through death. It was so painful because I couldn't afford better treatment for him."
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almost 9 years ago
Joyce
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to construct iron roofed house for my family. I managed to do this from my savings."
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almost 9 years ago
Elizabeth
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of reliable source of income to feed and educate my children."
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almost 9 years ago
Samwel
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of reliable source of income to sustain my family. I am a fisherman and currently the fishing business is not good because of scarcity of fish"
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